Chapter 96, Miscellaneous manufactured articles / Heading 9603

HTS 9603.30.60.00: Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting, artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics, valued over 10¢ each

Schedule text: Valued over 10¢ each. Classification: Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorized, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees) › Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics › Valued over 10¢ each

General rate of duty

Free

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

12.5%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

none

Product action on this line

Forced labor 301

12.5%

9903.05.31

How the rate is built

Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: Free
9603.30.60.00
0%$0.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
12.5%$1,250.00

Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 9603.30.60.00?
HTS 9603.30.60.00 covers brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting, artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics, valued over 10¢ each; the schedule's own line text is "Valued over 10¢ each". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Brooms, brushes (including brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles), hand-operated mechanical floor sweepers, not motorized, mops and feather dusters; prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making; paint pads and rollers; squeegees (other than roller squeegees) › Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics › Valued over 10¢ each. It sits in chapter 96 (Miscellaneous manufactured articles) under heading 9603.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 9603.30.60.00?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is Free. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
What is the tariff on HTS 9603.30.60.00 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 12.5%: 0% general rate + 12.5% forced labor. No Section 301 product action applies to this line today. The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
Which lines are related to HTS 9603.30.60.00?
Neighbouring statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading are listed on this page. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.